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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1925
Page
6
Reported plans show Moose Lodge to attend a major gathering in Baltimore with officials and members traveling by train. The event follows a prior meeting and includes expected participation by lodge leaders and attendees from nearby communities.
Fragmentary OCR notes show reference to a commission not meeting and a public safety topic. Mentions attorney involvement and license realization, with unclear dates or locations. Most readable items hint at an official record or minutes gap and potential policy discussions without concrete outcomes.
The grand jury at Whirl met here to consider charges against Elizabeth Mising, 18, of Royal won't, alleged to have killed two infant children by smothering two weeks ago and another infant on March 4. Trial expected within a few weeks. The young woman is in jail here.
The Baltimore and Ohio held a local freight office meeting in Otis City. Attendees included FP G Noskina supervisor, C ON Goanel freight agent, J J McCabe trainmaster, KE Owens drainer, C S Mordrickson travels agent, M W Jones assistant editor, and Irvin Martin BL&D Relief representative. No incidents reported and the schedule was maintained.
Judge Wagaman overruled a motion for a new trial in the case of Hagerstown Dairy Company against Fred W. Roach. The dairy company had a verdict for $100. Armstrong and Flattman appeared for the plaintiff and Wagaman and Ballentine for the defendant.
New York market overview shows railroad stocks irregular while industrial and domestic bonds hold steady. Foreign bonds and exchange are irregular. Call money at 4 percent. Grain and cotton mixed with cotton noted as weak. Copper finishes strong but overall markets mostly unchanged.
Thieves forced entry by a chopped pantry window screen and a skeleton key. They ransacked upstairs rooms, stole Mrs Guider’s pearl necklace and watches, Mr Guider’s slop watch, $35, and packed loot into trunks and suitcases. No arrests announced.
Due to my mother’s funeral I will not deliver pretzels in the town on Thursday. J. Fred Schlotterbeck, Ady.
Mary Jones forty one faces kidnapping charges in a New York case tied to the disappearance of the Mulaski baby. Police say two witnesses saw Jones enter a taxi with Sonny Von Mulaski and a driver identified a woman as Mrs Tunes leaving the cab near the city outskirts. The child had been missing nearly two weeks and was last seen near a Salvation Army band. Building permits list E W McElroy poultry house 12 by 13 and B J Barrett at Frederik Street.
Obituary items report the death of Mrs Angie O Greenwalt aged 62 at her sister's home in Hoansboro from parafusia. She leaves sons and daughters, grandchildren, and siblings. Funeral Friday at 1 pm with Lutheran church services and Boonsboro Cemetery interment. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs Louisa E Williams age 73 near this city and Mrs Amanda L Jordan wife of Judge John J Dan of Brunswick aged 77. Services for Williams at Beaver Creek Lutheran Church Friday at 10:30 am. Jordan’s survivors include a daughter and grandson. services Thursday at St Mark's Cemetery Petersville conducted by Rev Dr Walter Byron Stahl.
Forest fires burn over 1000 acres of branch and timberland near Woonomnnock with a second blaze on Lock Mountain south of Altoona as efforts continue to contain the spreading flames. Local notices include a card of thanks from Miller family and a Easter sale promotion from C D Kenny Co offering coffee and glass basket items.
Philadelphia reports star first baseman Jos Hauser of the Philadelphia team broke his kneecap during an exhibition game after turning to receive a throw from Galloway. Dr J Bu Catnett predicts surgery and a minimum three month layoff at Medico Chirurgical Hospital. Hauser’s strong condition aids recovery.
Chicago grain markets show mixed starts with thinly traded prices. Wheat gains slightl y in May and Sept contracts while corn softens, oats firm, and local quotations noted from Hagerstown on April 8.
C. M. Ermine of 1904 Ninth Street Altoona Pa came to police headquarters to claim his Chevrolet sedan stolen from a garage in Altoona late March and recovered in Valentine Street on March 26 Patrolmen Brown and Castle aided by authorities examined numerous prospective drivers at the semi monthly autoist examination held today at police headquarters.
Governor Gore appoints Decatur H. Rodgera of Mannsburg to fill the vacancy from Judge Woods retirement. Rodgera began duties in Berkeley Springs after taking the oath at Martinsburg, marking his official start on the bench.
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